Month: <span>February 2016</span>

Drive to the hoop, score during our March Madness contest
February 25, 2016

Drive to the hoop, score during our March Madness contest

Embrace the Madness. With three weeks of potential bracket-busting competition ahead, Santander Consumer USA has your ticket to college basketball’s big dance. We’re taking the court for our annual March Madness contest, and we want you on the team. If…

Sale of James Bond ‘Spectre’ car a $3.5 million spectacle
February 22, 2016

Sale of James Bond ‘Spectre’ car a $3.5 million spectacle

Someone REALLY must have wanted a James Bond souvenir. An anonymous bidder has acquired one of 10 Aston Martin DB10s produced for the James Bond movie “Spectre” for about $3.5 million in a charity fundraising auction at Christie’s of London….

The consequences of ‘credit fumble’ linger for young adults
February 18, 2016

The consequences of ‘credit fumble’ linger for young adults

Fumbling the football in a big game usually is a bad thing. Sometimes the consequences linger, although usually not for years, let alone a decade. But this can be the result of a “credit fumble,” or significant financial mistake, about…

These are the vehicles that captured customers’ loyalty in 2015
February 15, 2016

These are the vehicles that captured customers’ loyalty in 2015

Chevrolet, GMC. Those two General Motors brands helped the automaker to an overall customer-loyalty award, according to IHS Automotive research firm. But other carmakers (and their loyal customers) also have bragging rights: Ford was the individual brand winner, while Jeep…

Technology trumps color among car shoppers, survey says
February 11, 2016

Technology trumps color among car shoppers, survey says

Listen. Do you hear the sound of car-buying preferences shifting? Chances are that you do – loud and clear – as technology drives the change. “In-vehicle technology ranks increasingly higher for consumers as they consider must-have and desired features in…